The news brought by No. 3 has not changed much in a short period of time, and the lives of everyone in the Lord's Mansion have been as usual, and nothing has changed much. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hotaru and Hei work together to sort out some of the affairs in the Lord's Palace, and they occasionally take Brandon and Verdani's two daughters around the main city to play, and most of the residents of the Moldavian Territory have long been familiar with the young chief maid of the Lord's Palace, so no one disturbs them on weekdays.

Rin travels back and forth between Wintercastle and the Lord's Mansion, handling most of Joshua's government affairs, and the teenager with a slight workaholic tendency always habitually works overtime until late at night, and his diligence makes No. 3 admire, and also makes Joshua wonder if he is too squeezing the young man's labor.

Atanis also came to visit the Lord's Mansion several times, and the old bishop repeatedly thanked Joshua after learning about the warrior's passage in the Holy Mountain, and at this time the warrior knew that Atanis had several former students and acquaintances who were now on the western defense line of the Holy Mountain, and after hearing the news that his friend was safe and sound, the sadness in the old man's brow was swept away.

Joshua himself, as usual, communicates with the world all the time, and he strengthens himself little by little by resonating with the free energy in the atmosphere.

Recently, this period of time has gradually entered late autumn, and the winter in the Northland is approaching, whether it is farmers and hunters, explorers and adventurers have come to the busiest time, they are busy harvesting crops, hunting fat beasts, taking advantage of the winter and blizzard not to come to explore the mysterious Great Ajax Mountains one last time, to get the reward of the lord's mansion, the whole of Moldavia is rarely busy, everyone has their own job.

At this time, the warrior was standing in the center of a wasteland at least dozens of kilometers away from the main city, his eyes were closed, the air flow was surging in his mouth and nose, the rhythmic ups and downs in his chest and abdomen, breathing, the high temperature of hundreds of degrees was centered on his body, radiating in all directions like an oven, turning the wasteland within a radius of several hundred meters into sand and scorched earth little by little.

'Scorched Hell'

Ever since the last time he faced the Red Dragon Evian, and learned a little bit of the 'Flame Intent' from the self-detonation of the Molten Star, which is the essence of the Sun's Flash, the Warrior has been trying to master this power.

Today's Joshua, the basic physical quality, will, spirit, and fighting spirit are all very solid, and he is a real powerhouse in the extreme intention, but his expertise and talent have not kept up, and the permanent gain state similar to the steel armor breathing method has not been cultivated.

After all, it was only two years since he traveled to the present, and he was still venturing around vigorously in the middle of the journey, traveling to other worlds, which made the warrior's level rise quickly, but he did not keep up with the rest of the world, and this time the battles against Mandagar in the Blood Moon Abyss and the Holy Mountain and Evian exposed this shortcoming - he had no reliable long-range attack other than throwing Hotaru and Rin out.

And the Blazing Sun Flash, an extremely terrifying special ability, is undoubtedly very suitable for Joshua. To this end, the warrior deliberately took the time to create a new power control technique to control the power of the flame and the sun, known as the Breath of Scorch.

The Breath of Scorched Hell's Breath is a special energy internal circulation system, which is manifested in increasing the practitioner's resistance to single magic injuries and mastering the corresponding supernatural abilities, and as far as the actual effect is concerned, the resistance shown by this unique breathing method is itself attached to the supernatural abilities acquired by the practitioner after completing the study. And this ability is even more powerful for people like Joshua, who have combined the constituent elements of high temperature, fire, and other components in their fighting spirit, and even the time required for cultivation has been greatly reduced.

Now that the perfection of Scorched Hell's Breath is nearing its end, the warrior can now generate a high temperature that exceeds the surface of the sun as long as he urges the fighting qi with all his strength, and can easily vaporize the steel and break through most of the world's defenses.

The heat in the atmosphere gradually dissipated, the distorted air returned to calm, and Joshua stopped his vindictive cultivation. The sun is setting, today's daily exercise is over, and he has to return to the lord's mansion to deal with some government affairs.

The flight speed of the Extreme Consciousness powerhouse was far faster than gold, and it didn't take long for Joshua, who had not used all his strength, to return from the wasteland to the main city of Moldavia, he stood high in the air, looking down on his territory, watching the bustling flow of people in the city, and the crowd outside the city that was gradually returning.

The harvest festival is coming. Joshua thought that this was a big celebration that would take place every autumn, and as a lord, he needed to preside over the whole process. This is not only the case in the Northland, but also throughout the country, and even His Majesty the Emperor will preside over similar festivals.

"In that case." The warrior whispered to himself, "It's almost time to ......"

At that moment, Joshua suddenly felt something, turned his head to look into the distance, and he saw a white horse at the end of the horizon galloping along the avenue, towards the main city of Moldavia.

The horse's blood was excellent, and it was clearly mixed with dragons and beasts, and after a very long run, its physical strength still allowed it to let out a long neigh, so that the slower-walking passers-by and the carriage ahead hurriedly avoided it, and on horseback was a tired red-haired young man, who had gone through the bumps of the long journey, and now seemed to be dying.

Little by little, watching the white horse approach the main city from afar, Joshua's eyes flashed.

He slowly landed at the city gate, waiting for the other party's arrival.

A man descended from the sky, causing a flurry of chaos and a cacophony of noise, but after a few seconds, the scene fell silent.

Most of the lords have seen their young lord at festivals and festivals, and even a small number of their children are studying at Wintercastle Academy. Seeing Joshua coming, the gate of the main city of Moldavia was suddenly silent, the carriages and horses did not dare to continue to advance, and the pedestrians stopped uneasily, until Joshua turned his head sideways and signaled those who were congested at the city gate to enter the city quickly, and the world was separated from the stillness.

As they walked, they looked at their lord with awe-inspiring eyes until they left the city gates.

Time passed, the crowd at the city gate had gradually decreased, the sun was completely hidden, and night fell. Joshua stood at the gate of the city, and he waited for the galloping white horse.

At the end of the road, the red-haired young man on horseback naturally saw Joshua as well, and he hurriedly tightened the reins to stop the mount under him, and then the young man immediately dismounted and rushed towards the warrior.

The red-haired young man's skin was sickly pale, evidently the result of years of staying in the house and not seeing the sun, and his hands were covered with blood blisters from driving a war horse, and he knew at a glance that he rarely went out on weekdays and used his mount.

As soon as he came to the warrior, his eyes were filled with tears, and the red-haired youth seemed to want to speak, but he couldn't say anything, and he didn't have time to think about why Joshua happened to be at the gate of the city, so he knelt down straight and threw his body to the ground, expressing endless respect and awe.

"Aardman Carlos."

After waiting for a long time, seeing that the other party didn't say anything, and just knelt like this, Joshua spoke: "Alfonso's eldest son, what are you returning to Moldavia for?" ”

After hearing the warrior's inquiry, the red-haired youth, that is, Adman Carlos, trembled violently, he raised his head slightly, not daring to look directly into Joshua's eyes, so he said in a trembling voice: "Lord Count...... I...... My father ......"

Joshua's eyes narrowed as he looked down at the young man who did not dare to look directly at him, and he remembered the first time he had seen him two years ago—when he was still a teenager. Alfonso introduced his eldest son to the warrior and revealed that he was willing to take him as a hostage and keep him in the lord's palace, but Joshua, seeing the loyalty of the other party, felt that there was no need to bother, so he simply refused.

And now, so much has changed. The warrior said, "Alfonso Carlos, even your father is dead, I know that. ”

Perhaps because of Joshua's slightly cold words, Aardman's expression was a little stiff, but after hesitating for a while, he immediately replied bitterly: "Lord Earl, my father is dead, uncle, Uncle Daric, they are also dead!" ”

His words caused a commotion among passers-by, and many people looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, but no one dared to stop and continue to listen to it.

Joshua didn't care about this kind of gaze, he said, "Be specific, what's going on. ”

"One night two weeks ago, my father was counting the bills." By now, Aardman had calmed down, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said quickly: "But when I brought the hot drink to the study, I found that my father was actually dead - without any warning, he just stopped breathing, and I said hello to him a few minutes ago!" ”

Speaking of this, Aardman's expression showed extreme pain, and tears came out of his eyes: "Every few days, someone in the family dies like this, first Uncle Sindal, then Uncle Daric, I don't know that no one has left during the time I was on my way......"

"That's enough."

Joshua shook his head in disappointment, his voice indifferent: "Besides, is there nothing else you want to explain?" ”

Aardman was forced by the momentum and was speechless for a while, but looking at this look, the warrior knew that the other party really didn't want to explain other things.

Joshua looked up at the black night sky, the twin moons were slowly rising, he was silent for a while, and then said: "Alfonso's death, I already knew about it a few days ago, originally at that time I planned to go to the imperial capital to find the murderer and avenge him, but the 3rd reminded me of one thing. ”

Looking down at the red-haired young man whose body was trembling violently, Joshua said softly, "Although I don't know why, the person who forged the fund report is you, Aardman." Your imitation of your father's handwriting is clever, but it's too clumsy for me and Three. ”

"Your concealment caused your father's death to be delayed for two weeks." The warrior's tone was calm: "Explain it." ”

After hearing Joshua's words, the red-haired youth immediately raised his head in horror, he seemed to want to explain, but he was speechless under the cold gaze of the warrior, and in the end, Aardman could only lower his head little by little, and then tell the truth.

The financial reports that No. 3 received at the beginning were indeed falsified by several of Aardman and Alfonso's deputies in order to conceal the information.

They thought that Alfonso had just died suddenly because of the hard work and the assassination injuries he had suffered to the runner in the early years, but no one thought that it was a planned murder. Fearing that the Lord's Mansion would send someone to take over the property in the imperial capital in place of the Carlos family, Adman, Sindal, and Daric decided to temporarily falsify the report on the flow of funds, preparing to first grasp the rights in their hands due to Alfonso's death, and then inform Alfonso of his death.

For the sake of power and money, even ordinary people will summon great courage, until the second and third people who died suddenly appear.

Sindar and Dalic, and even the other attendants in the house died one after another, so that Aardman was frightened, and he instantly understood that this was a temptation against the Radcliffe family and against Joshua, and the red-haired youth's concealment was considered by the other party to be Joshua's weakness, so that these unknown people became more and more rampant.

Frightened to the point of mental breakdown, Aardman fled all the way to a small city outside the imperial capital with his rarely used mount, he immediately teleported back to the border of the Northlands, and then ran all the way towards the main city of Moldavia.

"It's ugly."

Shaking his head, Joshua closed his eyes, he didn't want to see the other party's embarrassed appearance, the warrior said calmly: "You have stayed in the imperial capital for a long time than me, and you must know more about the situation...... Aardman, who do you think assassinated your father and his deputy? ”

He didn't pursue the other party's concealment, because there was no need for it, and Joshua only wanted to know one thing now, and that was who the enemy was.

“…… The Feltao's family, which runs the 'Iron Fist of the Empire' series of weapons stores, and the Suward family, which owns the largest ore production area in the northwest. ”

After noticing that Joshua did not bother to punish him for concealment, Aardman thought for a while, then reported the names of the two families, and later, he thought about it again and said the name of the third family: "Maybe the Torres are also possible...... Their property is a magic scroll, and it has nothing to do with us, but it is rumored that the old earl once wounded their current family when he was young...... These are all just speculations. ”

After saying this, the red-haired young man immediately added a suffix with some fear, he didn't know if these families did it, but they were the ones who had the biggest competition with the Radcliffe family recently, and the same was true when it came to suspicion.

"Good."

Nodding slightly, Joshua no longer paid attention to the young man who was kneeling on the ground, his body was still trembling, he flew back into the air, only an indifferent voice came: "There is no forgiveness for the sins you have committed, but that is not now. ””

"Repent, before the revenge is over."